American Aquarium - City Lights lyrics

The river sings a sad little song And the rain outside just sings along And we all dance for the lonely Well over that hill, sun's waiting for me Up in johnson city, tennessee We got a show tomorrow in nashville So i tried to call you on my telephone But your answering machine told me you ain't home Baby girl when you gonna realize That you can't wash away all your pain With your dirty wine and cheap champagne You're just dancing for the lonely And goddamn this city To hell with the cold dark nights And my god you look so pretty Under those city lights And every town and every place There's a blue eyed story with a pretty face Just aching for a little attention She's a hometown girl alone at the bar She tried to get out but she didn't get far Now she's stuck here for a lifetime Aw but when she puts on that dancing dress Lips are blood red and her hair's a mess And she's ready to fall in love tonight Aw but after a few they all look the same And i don't even think that he asked her name She's just another notch on the bedpost And goddamn this city To hell with the cold dark night And to think that she looked so pretty Under those city lights And what part of this have we not been through What good is some money if i ain't got you Just know in your heart that i miss you Well i hate to cut it short But babe i've gotta go The boys are headed up to ohio How i wish it was carolina And goddamn this city To hell with the cold dark nights And my god you look so pretty Under those city lights And my god you look so pretty Under those city lights